Pocket Art Machine (PAM)
Pocket Art Machine (PAM) is an art project that launched in August 2026 that places retrofitted art vending machines in Calgary venues and everyday spaces, stocked with small-format original works by local artists: stickers, prints, zines, mini ceramics, jewellery, patches, and more. Priced from $2 to $25.
Inspired by the tradition of artists' multiples and zines: art made to be reproducible, accessible, and widely available. PAM uses vending machines as a playful, unexpected way to bring that ethos into everyday life.
Project funded by Calgary Arts Development and the City of Calgary..
Contemporary Calgary Location
'Art Snack" (Comissioned) by Teresa Tam, TAM'S EXPRESS: MYSTERY CANNED SNACK
"Art Snack" (Comissioned) by ING Art Group, MANHOLE POCKET EDITION
"Art Snack" (Comissond) by Firuze Avci, CERAMIC SLUGS
Congress Coffee Location
Art Snack by Caitlin Thompson "THE NECTAR COLLECTOR" Iron-on Embroidery Patch
Art Snack by Lisa Brawn "SURVEILLANCE CLOUD 02" Enamel Pin
Art Snack by Jaron Whittingham "COOL S: 1K" Zine
Ruberto Ostberg Gallery Location
Art Snack by Chad Saunders "Crack Open A Book" Zine & Sticker
Art Snack by Chad Saunders "Crack Open A Book" Zine & Sticker
Art Snack by Mandy Stobo - art sticker